'Norman, It's Hillary'

By BEN SMITH

05/20/2009 12:20 AM EDT

I dropped by the office of the U.S. Attorney in lower Manhattan yesterday to pick up a DVD full of exhibits in the U.S. vs. Norman Hsu, which had just concluded with his conviction on campaign finance charges, following his guilty plea on fraud charges.

One exhibit presented at trial, which has been printed but I hadn't heard online, was Hillary Clinton's March 26, 2007 voicemail (above) for Hsu, a prolific fundraiser.

It's an effusive, earnest message that offers just about everything loathsome about politics, and thoroughly worth listening to.

"We're going to win this campaign, Norman, because you singlehandedly are going to make that happen," Clinton gushes.

The other exhibits included photographs with politicians, which I've posted below and after the jump.